I've been natural for almost 3 yrs now too and I'm still kinda clueless to what my hair likes. I was on a protien-over-kill for the last month or so and didn't realize it. My hair was dry, brittle and braking off fast and i couldnt figure out why. By now I'm in recovery mode babying my hair. I wanna cry a little bit. I was so igmorant to the signs but not intentionally though. Any tips for a good recovery from using too much protien? My hair is currently 2 inches past my collar bone.